I could go along with that.
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Replying to @DavidMDrucker
there were real reasons for limiting power of chairs, but it’s gone too far in the other direction imho.
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Replying to @brianros1
The reason is, people who weren't chairmen were annoyed that they didn't get to be chairmen.
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Replying to @DavidMDrucker
well, also significant issues coming out of the Civil Rights era of chairmen defying the will of their caucus for years.
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Replying to @brianros1
Hadn't thought about it that way. If so, not a problem anymore, as you say.
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Replying to @DavidMDrucker
lotta literature on the topic, but briefly: old Southern Dixiecrat chairmen stifled a lot of liberal legislation & were not
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responsive to younger members. Famously, I think it was F. Edward Hebert of Armed Services gave Ron Dellums & one of the
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Replying to @brianros1 @DavidMDrucker
first women on his committee, might’ve been Patsy Schroeder, 1 chair for the two of them.
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the whole professional historian & having taught classes on the subject helps:)
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I hope to go back to reading this stuff post election. Really love it.
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